Home sales in the residential Birmingham area have risen substantially from July to August, to the tune of about 18 percent. Over the year thus far, there have also been significant rises in sales from 2011, totaling a 14 percent increase in residential sales. The news comes as particularly positive following a decrease in sales in July where numbers were down 4 percent from July 2011, marking the first month of 2012 that posted lower numbers than the previous year. Luckily, t did not mark the beginning of a trend for the remainder of 2012.

The Birmingham movers have also noticed signs that the local real estate market is picking up and heading towards a better place than it has been the past few years, as well as throughout the rest of the state of Alabama. In fact, 72% of local housing markets have shown growth from 2011, and the median sale price for Birmingham homes has gone up 13 percent.